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726 Franklin Avenue

400Records
16City systems
103Open violations
48.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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400 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 HPD housing violations, 86 HPD complaints, 52 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1906
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)FRANKLIN LOFTS NY LLC
BBL3011680053
BIN3029281

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 48.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations103 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 80 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1987-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Asbestos (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,421,618 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)STEVE J BAILEY
Last registered2025-01-03

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,069,200 $481,140
2026$1,283,000 $577,350
2027$1,540,000 $693,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jenny On the GreenJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayPark Pl — S · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Sterling Pl — B48 · 150 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
Middle: Elijah Stroud Middle School. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

726 Franklin Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,700,000 on 2025-09-30 (lender: S3 Sb Real Estate Credit A Trust). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-30Mortgage $1,700,000 — from FRANKLIN LOFTS NY LLC to S3 SB REAL ESTATE CREDIT A TRUST $1,700,000
2025-09-30AL&R $1,700,000 — from FRANKLIN LOFTS NY LLC to S3 SB REAL ESTATE CREDIT A TRUST $1,700,000
2025-09-25Mortgage $2,500,000 — from FRANKLIN LOFTS NY LLC to S3 SB REAL ESTATE CREDIT A TRUST $2,500,000
2025-09-25AL&R $2,500,000 — from FRANKLIN LOFTS NY LLC to S3 SB REAL ESTATE CREDIT A TRUST $2,500,000
2025-09-25Deed $3,150,000 — from BAILEY, STEVE to FRANKLIN LOFTS NY LLC $3,150,000
2025-09-18Sold for $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $525,000
1997-03-10Mortgage $48,300 — from BAILEY, STEVE to GREENPOINT BANK $48,300
1992-07-08Mortgage $78,867 — from BRERETON, ARGYLE to NYC HPD $78,867
1988-05-05Mortgage $70,000 — from BRERETON, ARGYLE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $70,000
1987-12-07Mortgage $75,000 — from BRERETON, ARGYLE to ROLS CAPITAL CO $75,000
1983-10-31Mortgage $9,800 — from CLASSON PROSPECT RTYCP to PANKEN, SAM J $9,800

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017026019
2018013026
2019002024
2020002024
2021015028
2022004026
20230530412
2024014038
20254187323
2026131090335
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 261Ownership & money 25Health & systems 26

Every one of the 400 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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